Financial Mathematics BSc Honours
UCAS Code: GN13 (3 Years)

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Students attending a lecture Our three-year Financial Mathematics degree introduces you to financial mathematics and accounting. 

You spend two thirds of your time studying financial mathematics and mathematics and statistics, and one third studying topics in accountancy and corporate finance in Newcastle University Business School.

This equips you with knowledge and skills to apply mathematics and statistics in the business world, and is excellent preparation for a career in banking or finance.

You study core modules from our mathematics and statistics programmes, alongside specialist mathematics topics with financial applications, such as financial modelling and stochastic calculus.

Quality and ranking

The quality of the mathematics and statistics study experience at Newcastle is recognised with an overall student satisfaction score of 92% in the 2013 National Student Survey.

Teaching and assessment

Research in the School of Mathematics and Statistics spans applied mathematics, pure mathematics and statistics. Within these areas, we explore topics such as:

  • fluid mechanics
  • cosmology and quantum gravity, focusing on the big bang and fundamental physics
  • group theory
  • applied probability, focusing on stochastic financial modelling
  • stochastic systems biology, focusing on understanding genetic networks and cellular systems

Our degrees are taught using a combination of lectures, problem classes, tutorials, practical computer classes, computer-based assessments, data collection and analysis, and drop-in sessions.

We assess your performance in each module through a combination of assignments (many of which take place online) and examinations. Teaching and assessment methods may vary from module to module; more information can be found in our individual module listings.

Visit our Teaching and Learning pages to read about the outstanding learning experience available to you at Newcastle University.

Flexible degree structure

Studying mathematics and statistics builds on the knowledge you have gained at school/college. Some topics will be familiar and others will be completely new.

All of our mathematics and statistics degrees follow a common core of modules at Stages 1 and 2. These common modules are designed to equip you with the key skills and knowledge that all mathematicians and statisticians need.

They include topics such as:

  • analytical geometry
  • modelling with differential equations
  • foundations of analysis
  • vector calculus
  • probability
  • linear algebra

They constitute a significant proportion of your time in the early Stages of your programme. This provides you with a solid foundation on which to build more specialist knowledge later in your degree, as well as making it relatively easy to transfer between degrees within the School.  

Learning technologies

We have excellent computing facilities and make extensive use of IT to support teaching, preparation and revision, including:

  • computer-based exercises with instant review of model solutions
  • problem-solving video tutorials
  • recording system for video capture of lectures, which you can download and watch again to help with your revision

The School also has a dedicated mathematics and statistics library and reading room that complements the wealth of resources available through the main University Library Service.

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Study at Newcastle and you will become part of the School of Mathematics and Statistics in the Herschel Building. 

We run an induction programme for first-year students including social events to help you to get to know your fellow students and the members of staff who will be teaching you. We also have a ‘buddy scheme’, which begins before you even arrive at the University.

As well as the support of a personal tutor, you will be encouraged to join our extremely active student society, MathSoc. MathSoc organises a range of social events throughout the year to help you get to know people on your course and beyond.

Visit the School's website to take a virtual tour of the Herschel Building, which is on the central campus and a two-minute walk from the city centre.

+ BSc or MMath/MMathStat?

At Newcastle, we offer mathematics and statistics degrees at two levels:

  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) – three years
  • Master of Mathematics (MMath)/Master of Mathematics and Statistics (MMathStat) – four years

Whilst broadly similar, our four-year degrees (also known as Integrated Masters' degrees) cover more advanced topics, a wider choice of modules and a specialist study, tailored to your own interests, that develops your skills in research and communication.

They also cover more technical skills for those who wish to enhance their employability or proceed to postgraduate study.

Transfer between the MMath/MMathStat and BSc degree programmes is possible up until the middle of Stage 3.

We recommend registering for the MMath/MMathStat degree initially if it is at all likely that you will want to take one of these degrees.

To qualify for Stages 3 and 4 of the MMath/MMathStat degree, you must normally have obtained at least an upper-second-class average mark in Stages 2 and 3.

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